Listowel fears it will run out of water during festival

Standby pumps are being brought to Listowel Racing Harvest Festival next week amid fears the town will run out of water.

Some 4,000 people in north Kerry, including the town of Listowel, remained without water yesterday after two large pumps on the River Feale failed on Saturday night. Water was expected to be restored to all customers by late last night, Irish Water said yesterday afternoon.

The agency warned about low pressure, discolouration, and the possibility of airlocks in plumbing as the reservoirs refill and water returns to houses.